DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Lion eyes...
Lion eyes...
Hawkeye


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Straight from the Camera (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia
Date: Jul 1, 2006
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2006

 I just happened to be at our local zoo today. This image was taken through glass. I was experimenting. I would have liked to have sharpened this image as I know it is a bit soft!

Statistics
Place: 298 out of 389
Avg (all users): 4.9505
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 4.9412
Avg (non-participants): 4.9683
Views since voting: 1921
Views during voting: 287
Votes: 182
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 07/16/2006 02:38:51 PM
From the Critique Club:

This is a very nice shot from a compositional point of view! I love the way you decided to center it on the eyes! That's a very powerful tool in shots like this.

Now I know that this was a Straight from the Camera challenge, but this could use some very simple improvements as far as camera settings. The first thing I noticed is it is rather un-saturated. I mean the colors are very flat. Your camera SHOULD have a profiles that you can set to increase or decrease the amount of saturation in the shot. You should also find that you can change the amount of in camera sharpening (for jpegs), contrast and hue. Bumping up the sharpness and contrast would also do much for this type of shot.

Your shot is also a little small. There is a tutorial here on the site that will help you maximize the size and filesize of your shots for entering into the challenges.

Hope some of this helps out.
Yours
TC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2006 01:04:56 PM
Nice quality and composition...the shot would be greatly imporoved had you been alowed to brighten it and maybe saturate it a little with orange and yellow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/09/2006 11:30:12 AM
First time I see a "sad" look on a lions face :o)Nice picture...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/07/2006 10:49:44 PM
He looks so sad.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2006 11:57:22 PM
Would look better with a little editing (after the contest)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2006 09:45:49 PM
looks like a real costume - oh wait - it is REAL
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2006 03:10:25 PM
Nice capture. A tad bit underexposed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2006 09:40:41 AM
not enough tech experience to comment, voting on what i like and how i react to the photo .
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/19/2024 04:16:58 PM EDT.